Louisiana State Watchdog Wants More RDOF Oversight

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – Louisiana’s legislative auditor wants the state’s public service commission to take a more active role in monitoring Internet provider compliance with a Federal Communications Commission broadband subsidy program.

“Based on their updates, it is unclear whether all [Rural Digital Opportunity Fund] providers will meet the service milestones set by the FCC,” Legislative Auditor Michael Maguespack wrote in a May report. “As of December 2023, three of the 12 providers were still in planning, and approximately 14,500 (9.9 percent) of the 146,203 RDOF-funded locations have broadband access.”